| Tero Arkiomaa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | February 20, 1968 Helsinki, FIN | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | SM-liiga KalPa JoKP SaiPa Lukko Ässät BISL Newcastle Jesters Bracknell Bees DEL Augsburger Panther AUS Innsbruck EV | ||
| National team |  | ||
| Playing career | 1985–2005 | ||
Tero Arkiomaa (born February 20, 1968 in Helsinki, Finland) is a retired Finnish ice hockey player.
Tero Arkiomaa started his career near his birthplace Helsinki and played his first games in TJV Vantaa a lower league team in Vantaa region. Soon after his first full season in TJV Arkiomaa moved to Kuopio and played two seasons for KalPa which played in SM-liiga. After KalPa Arkiomaa played in JoKP a Joensuu based team which gained promotion from 1. Divisioona to SM-liiga during Arkiomaa's tenure.
After good seasons with KalPa, JoKP and a brief stint in SaiPa Tero Arkiomaa was contracted to Rauman Lukko, an SM-Liiga team from Rauma. In Lukko, Arkiomaa had some of his best seasons scoring points in bunches and getting National Team plays for Finland. In each of his Lukko-seasons Arkiomaa played in the SM-Liiga Playoffs culminating in 1994 when Lukko won the bronze medal game in overtime against Tappara. Arkiomaa and Lukko appeared again in the bronze medal game in 1995 but lost to rival team Porin Ässät 3–0.
After some good seasons and success in Lukko, Arkiomaa moved abroad and played for two seasons in Germany. The team was Augsburger Panther. After two seasons in Deutsche Eishockey Liga Arkiomaa returned to Finland and played two seasons in his former rivals Ässät. After Ässät Arkiomaa moved to England and played for Newcastle Jesters, a team partially owned by Helsingin Jokerit chairman and businessman Harry Harkimo. After Newcastle Arkiomaa played in Austria for Innsbruck EV and again in England for Bracknell Bees.
After playing in Germany, Austria and England Tero Arkiomaa returned to Finland and moved to a small Southern Finland town of Riihimäki. In Riihimäki Arkiomaa started to coach a minor junior hockey team and played in a local second division team Peltosaaren Nikkarit for two separate occasions before completely retiring from playing. After his retirement, Arkiomaa has played in Exhibition/Charity Ice Hockey games.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing | ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 1988 Soviet Union | Ice hockey |
Arkiomaa's International highlight came when he won Bronze in the 1988 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. Along with Arkiomaa, the team featured Janne Ojanen and Teppo Numminen who both would go on and have a long career on top level ice hockey leagues.
Arkiomaa played in 26 International matches for Finland scoring 5 goals and assisting 4.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985–86 | Tikkurilan Jääveikot | Fin-2 | 43 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | KalPa | SM-l | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | KalPa | SM-l | 44 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | JoKP | Fin-2 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 32 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | ||
| 1989–90 | JoKP | SM-l | 44 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | SaiPa | SM-l | 44 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | Lukko | SM-l | 44 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Lukko | SM-l | 48 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1993–94 | Lukko | SM-l | 47 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ||
| 1994–95 | Lukko | SM-l | 45 | 22 | 23 | 45 | 54 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | ||
| 1995–96 | Lukko | SM-l | 35 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1996–97 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 48 | 24 | 17 | 41 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997–98 | Augsburger Panther | DEL | 49 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Ässät | SM-l | 39 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–00 | Ässät | SM-l | 53 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | Newcastle Jesters | BISL | 47 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Innsbruck EV | Aus | 32 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2002–03 | Bracknell Bees | BISL | 32 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2003–04 | Peltosaaren Nikkarit | Fin-4 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Peltosaaren Nikkarit | Fin-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| SM-Liiga totals | 457 | 136 | 145 | 281 | 366 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 18 | ||||
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